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M105 -- Elliptical Galaxy
Object
Type
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Elliptical Galaxy
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Constellation
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Leo
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Distance
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36.6M light years
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Magnitude
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9.3
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Size
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5.4 x 4.8 arc-min
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M105 is the brightest (lower right) of the three bright galaxies
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NGC 3384 (NGC 3371) is upper center and NGC 3389 (NGC 3373) is upper left
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Image
Date
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2016-04-03
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Place
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Tenkiller State Park
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Exposure Data
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CRGB 90:45:45:45 mins @ -15C
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C 18x5, R 9x5, G 9x5, B 9x5
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Notes
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All filters binned 1x1
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Equipment
Optics
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Takahashi TOA-150
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Focal Length
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1100 mm @f/7.3
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Mount
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Paramount ME
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Camera
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SBIG ST-10XME
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Focuser
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RoboFocus
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Filters
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CFW-10, AstroDon CRGB
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Software
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TheSkyX, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot5, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6
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Reprocessed on 07/08/2023
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